What color is #666D75?

#666D75 is a gray, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #666D75?

The RGB value is 102, 109, 117: 102 red, 109 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666D75?

The complementary color is #756E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666D75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666D75 color

#666D75 rgb(102, 109, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #666D75 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 42.7% green and 45.9% blue (102, 109, 117).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 7% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Made in the Shade (#6B717A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#666D75 color codes

HEX	`#666D75`
RGB	`rgb(102, 109, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 42.7%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 7%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 13%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 7%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.7, -0.89, -5.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.7, 5.43, 260.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.158, 15.046, 18.984)`
Decimal	`6712693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666D75, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #666D75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666D75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #666D75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666d75; }
.text { color: #666d75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666d75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 109 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666d75, #676675); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #666D75?: #666D75 is a gray, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #666D75?: The RGB value is 102, 109, 117: 102 red, 109 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666D75?: The complementary color is #756E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666D75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.